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Funding Cuts to Women’s Organisations Put Women, Girls and Gender Equality at Risk

By Zubaida Baba-Ibrahim and Precious Ajayi | October 7, 2026

For thousands of girls forced to leave school because of child marriage or adolescent pregnancy, Her Voice Foundation, a Nigerian-based non-profit, has offered a second chance to return to school, gain skills and build economic independence. However, as funding crisis disproportionately hits women-led and women-focused organisations, Favour Abatang, the founder of the foundation, explained that […]

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Nigeria Health Watch Launches Nigeria Health Watchers Network: Inaugural Cohort of Student Ambassadors

By Kenneth Ibe | October 5, 2026

Nigeria Health Watch has launched the Nigeria Health Watchers Network, a student ambassador programme designed to equip students across Nigeria with practical skills and exposure to public health advocacy, communication, storytelling and evidence-informed engagement. The inaugural cohort comprises 30 students selected from more than 4,145 applications received from students studying medicine, pharmacy, public health, medical […]

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Free Emergency Obstetric Care is Easing the Cost of Childbirth Complications in Bauchi

By Mahdi Garba | October 5, 2026

Talatu had waited months to welcome her daughter Fatsima’s first child. But after Fatsima went into labour, she had a seizure on the way to the hospital. The family arrived at the Federal University of Health Sciences Teaching Hospital in Azare, Bauchi, around midnight. Doctors diagnosed Fatsima with eclampsia, a life-threatening complication of pregnancy characterised […]

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The Long Life We Wished For: Can Older Nigerians Get the Care They Need?

By Guest Author | October 3, 2026

Beti Baiye (Guest Writer) LLNP, or Long Life and Prosperity, is a common birthday wish expressing hope for a long, fulfilling life. However, given that Nigeria’s life expectancy at birth ranks among the lowest globally, we need to ask if we are building a health system that helps people reach old age and ensures they […]

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Ending River Blindness in Kaduna Means Reaching Those Left Behind

By Olubunmi Oyebanji | October 2, 2026

At a recent policy dialogue on river blindness, held in Kaduna and convened by Nigeria Health Watch and the Kaduna State Ministry of Health, a local government Neglected Tropical Disease (NTD) officer described a familiar problem. Community drug distributors (CDDs) arrive during the farming season, when some residents are away working. People who might willingly […]

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